Why won Nintendos “base” unit just include DVD playback?
Nintendo claims that it is targeting its GameCube as a videogame console only. However, logic tells us that price is also a major issue. In accordance with the DVD Forum (formerly DVD Consortium), an organization founded and maintained by major electronics manufacturers worldwide, any corporation wishing to release a DVD-branded device capable of playing DVD movies into the mass-market must pay a fee of approximately $20 per unit to the Forum. Therefore, Nintendo would have to pay $20 to the Forum for every GameCube unit shipped-an amount of money that, it seems, is unacceptable. Add to that the fact that Nintendo wants to use copy-protected, differently sized DVDs.
